# programming

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɹəʊɡɹəmɪŋ/ · frequency rank #3,835

## Definitions
1. The designing, scheduling or planning of a radio or television program/programme.
2. The design and scheduling of a performance such as ballet.
3. The act of writing a computer program.
4. The software that controls a machine, or the logic expressed in such software; operating instructions.
5. Brain-washing.
6. A conditioned response.

## Etymology
From program /programme + -ing.

## Common misspellings (16)
`porgramming`, `pprogramming`, `prgoramming`, `progarmming`, `proggramming`, `programimng`, `programing`, `programmign`, `programmingg`, `programminng`, `programmnig`, `progrmaming`, `progrramming`, `prorgamming`, `prrogramming`, `rpogramming`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/programming